THE PEDRO

No. 115.

175 U.S. 354 (1899)

THE PEDRO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 11, 1899.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Wilhelmus Mynderse for Bonet, claimant, appellant.

Mr. James H. Hayden for captors. Mr. Joseph K. McCammon was on his brief.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Hoyt filed a brief for the United States.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER delivered the opinion of the court.

When, on the twenty-second day of April, this Spanish steamer sailed from Havana, the United States and Spain were at war. Congress had adopted a resolution, April 20, demanding "that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters," and directing and empowering the President "to use the entire...

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